A recent stoppage of the gas supply in the Australian state of Victoria led to the loss of millions of litres of milk.
The problem was caused by an explosion and subsequent fire at Esso in Longford, claims a report in the Dairy Industry Newsletter. The incident resulted in two fatalities and meant that all gas supplies from the Bass Strait offshore oil fields had to be shut off, leaving the milk industry, among others, without gas.
The stoppage was expected to last for two weeks with supply restricted for sometime thereafter.
It is thought that over 12 million litres of milk were discarded a day